Where does “neutraliteit” come from?
neutraliteit (Dutch) comes from Middle French neutralité, from Latin neutralitas, from Latin neutrālis, from Latin neuter, from Latin nē, from Latin gēns, from Proto-Italic *gentis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
neutraliteit (Dutch): neutrality
Definitions
- neutrality
Ancestry of “neutraliteit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | neutralité | — |
| 2 | Latin | neutralitas | neutrality |
| 3 | Latin | neutrālis | neuter |
| 4 | Latin | neuter | neither; neuter; neuter, intransitive |
| 5 | Latin | nē | no; not |
| 6 | Latin | gēns | Roman clan (related by birth or marriage and sharing a common name and often united by certain religious rites) |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *gentis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |